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Don't know who the Franciscans really are?
You're not alone -- most people never
get past the image of Friar Tuck or the
garden statue of Francis with the birds.
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A religious order is a community
of people bound together under a common
Rule of Life.
Here are some of the ways the OEF lives its
common life, even while scattered
across creation!
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OEF regional gathering, Chicago, August 17-18, 2007. Left to right: John Haselton (postulant), Leo Canizares, OEF; and Gwen Dillon, TSSF. Also attending the fellowship event were Chris Petersen, OEF, and Nancy Menning, OEF.
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Get the latest scoop on all things OEF.
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Issues related to justice, peace, and the integrity of
creation are integral to the Franciscan way.
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The OEF mission statement calls us to follow Christ
"in lives of mutual care and accountability in harmony
with the faith and practice of the whole Franciscan
family."
Here's the way we seek to live out that calling, both in
our corporate work as an Order and in the particular
settings where we live.
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